Chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday stated that the Uddhav Thackeray authorities had made plans to arrest the BJP`s Devendra Fadnavis and Girish Mahajan, to which he became an eyewitness. He additionally stated that if required, the Shinde-Fadnavis authorities might behavior a probe into it. The announcement became made at the eve of the kingdom price range consultation of the Maharashtra legislature, so that it will start on Monday. Shinde in addition discovered that the plan became made to position the BJP at the backfoot and harm the celebration. “I witnessed this myself,” he stated. “But earlier than that, we overthrew the MVA authorities.”
The CM`s ire became sparked whilst the kingdom`s competition parties, who have been invited for the standard tea celebration held via way of means of the leader minister, stated they might boycott it. Leader of the Opposition Ajit Pawar, whilst boycotting the celebration hung on Sunday evening, stated that that they’d no hobby in attending the tea celebration of the “anti-Maharashtra authorities”. To this Shinde riposted that it became desirable that his authorities did now no longer ought to have tea with folks who have been colleagues of “anti-India” persons. “An NCP minister became concerned in anti-India activities,” he stated. “He had economic transactions with Haseena Parkar (the overdue sister of underworld Don Dawood Ibrahim). But regardless of this, the NCP did now no longer ask for his resignation.”
Deputy leader minister Devendra Fadnavis, on his part, attacked Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut and stated that Raut had falsely claimed that Shinde`s son, MP Shrikant Shinde, had given a agreement to a goon to assault him. “In his announcement, he instructed the police that his sub-editor overheard a person pronouncing that ink might be thrown at him,” Fadnavis informed.
Fadnavis additionally stated that a complete of ten payments might be tabled withinside the kingdom legislature for approval. Of them, 3 had been pending with the council because the iciness consultation. “These encompass the Lokayukta bill, for which we can ought to construct a consensus because we don`t have a majority withinside the Upper House,” he stated. “We urge contributors to assist us clean the bill, because it will deliver in transparency. We will even keep a assembly to get consensus at the bill.”
Fadnavis additionally needled the Thackeray authorities over Rahul Gandhi`s maximum latest comments on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, a debatable Hindutva ideologue. “Rahul`s announcement on Savarkar is condemnable however what’s forcing the Shiv Sena (UBT) to stay silent on this?” he stated. “I may want to apprehend in the event that they have been walking a coalition authorities.” On Sunday, Rahul had slammed the outside affairs minister S Jaishankar for his comments on China and stated, “This is Savarkar`s ideology—to bow earlier than the only who’s more potent than you. So you’ll combat handiest with folks who are weaker than you? This is known as cowardice.”
Earlier too, in the course of the Maharashtra leg of his `Bharat Jodo Yatra`, Rahul Gandhi had attacked Savarkar over his mercy petitions to the British authorities, fuelling a large controversy. Rahul`s statements have been condemned via way of means of the kingdom cabinet. The sparkling payments to be tabled earlier than the kingdom legislature for approval are:
The Maharashtra Police (Amendment) Bill, 2023. This will make a statutory provision to create the brand new put up of Special Commissioner of Police in Mumbai. Maharashtra Industry, Trade and Investment Facilitation Bill, 2023. This will offer single-window clearance for all permissions and licenses, thereby growing a conducive surroundings for industries.
The Maharashtra Fire Prevention and Life Saving Measures (Amendment) Bill, 2023 The Maharashtra Gram Panchayat (Amendment) Bill, 2023 Mumbai Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2023, concerning the boom in variety of nominated contributors
Maharashtra Medical Procurement Authorisation Bill, 2023, for procurement of drug treatments for authorities-run hospitals The Babasaheb Ambedkar University of Technology and Maharashtra COEP University of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2023. This will alternate the eligibility standards for vice-chancellors of universities, and produce the choice manner in step with the legal guidelines of the University Grants Commission.